The 119th Explorers Club Annual Dinner will take place on April 22, 2023, at 660 12th Avenue in New York…
Author: Kathy Dowsett
Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
The Northumberland Strait is a strait in eastern Canada that connects the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean.…
Bob Hollis, 86, died peacefully on January 4, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his family. Phil Nuytten·…
For many years, the story of the Cornelia B. Windiate remained a Great Lakes mystery. The ship was known to…
This is a simple shore dive about 200 feet from shore in 20 feet of water. There isn’t much left…
“Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” David Cameron The Scuba News…
Take the Ice Diver Course with East Coast Scuba & Watersports Our instructors are very experienced in spending time on…
Typo, a three-masted schooner, was built in 1873. The vessel was built by Milwaukee’s Wolfe & Davidson. The Typo is…
Chris Haslip of Explorer Diving in Kingston recently visited Morton village to dive The Morton Village Wreck. This is a…
Due to some misinformation, The Scuba News Canada recently posted that Stan Waterman had died. We would like to publicly…
Ayaan Chitty had wanted to dive the world’s deepest pool in Dubai for a long time and took advantage of…
Niagara Divers will host the 7th annual Christmas Tree Dive on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the Welland Scuba Park.…
According to Guinness World Records, Karen van den Oever, the world’s deepest female scuba diver, has just surpassed her deep…
Saltwater Sean is once again helping to clean up the Sackville River in Nova Scotia. A lovely river day full…
You can dive a Boeing 737 jet plane that was intentionally sunk in early 2006 to create an artificial reef…
Lana Smithson, from Maine, US, visited Canada this past year and was fortunate to dive in Canada on four separate…
The SS John V. Moran, a wooden-hulled American package freighter in service between 1888 and 1899, was destroyed by the…
The northern pike is a carnivorous fish species. They are typical of Northern Hemisphere brackish and fresh waters. In the…
This video was taken during a recent wreck dive on the HMCS Saskatchewan, just outside of Nanaimo, British Columbia (Sept…
After a listener inquiry, Chris Foisey of TikTok’s “Modern Diver” discusses rubber versus braided low pressure regulator hoses. We’ll be…
Paralenz went into liquidation back in October 2022. Martin Holmberg, a Danish product designer, came up with the concept for a…
Kate Cheung recently wrote to The Scuba News Canada concerning Scott Steer (British Columbia) and his illegal fish harvesting. He…
Stuart Seldon is in his 11th or 12th year of producing his “Reefs and Wrecks” calendar, which features photos from…
From 1775 to 1899, a maritime historian investigates more than a century of adventure and tragedy on the waters off…
Garrett Clement discovers the wonders of Barkley Sound while visiting a friend on Vancouver Island’s west coast. Uncharted Odyssey wishes…
This annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975, and the total loss of…
Dive Shop Grand Opening Weekend! The moment we’ve been working hard for the last few weeks and months is finally…
Jill shares her first impressions of the Hollis STS Elite Harness and Wing for single tank scuba diving. Despite the…
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) announced the discovery of a well-preserved wreck in March 2022. The 172-foot schooner-barge Atlanta…
Ambergris is produced in the intestines of a limited number of sperm whales. Despite the fact that sperm whales are…
National Marine Conservation Areas (NMCA) are created and managed to protect and conserve representative marine areas for the benefit, education,…
“The Manicouagan Impact is to dive into the dark, the dark waters of the reservoir, the dark side of our…
The 292-foot Whaleback barge was discovered in Lake Superior exactly 100 years after it was sunk by a Lake Superior…
Jill Heinerth, Canada’s underwater explorer, has received a “lifetime achievement award” for her contributions to world knowledge and science through…
Most of us are familiar with Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer and author. Amelia Earhart was the first woman…
Is a sixth great lake hidden beneath the Ottawa River? Jill Heinerth investigated the largest underwater cave system. She describes…
It’s October which means it’s time for DDS’s Annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving Dive! Join us Sunday October 30th from 4pm…
Where the vast Pacific meets the Canadian wilderness lies a mysterious island shrouded in mist and cloud and protected by…
William James Roué (April 27, 1879 – January 14, 1970) was a naval architect best known for designing the Bluenose…
Gert Wellisch (1896-1966) spent her summer vacations as a child in the Apostle Islands. Her family used to spend their…
Working at sea is inherently dangerous. Ships and workers alike must be seaworthy in order to provide a safe working…
Shaw’s Landing in West Dover, Nova Scotia is more than a great place to get beer and lobster, it turns…
More than 600 people have drowned in the Great Lakes since 2010. Jamie Racklyeft was almost one of them, and…
Patricia Lockhart, an avid diver in Nova Scotia and two of her dive buddies dove The Puddle, August 1, 2022.…
Teacup Rock, formerly located about 66 kilometres from Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, was one of the most photographed rock…